Latex Mattress ?

[phoenix]

Hi Jackate,

I am buying a 5.6 LB Density 6 inch Thickness Talalay Latex (Firm - 36 ILD) mattress. I am 225lbs and a side sleeper, I would like a mattress that is firm but not to firm. I would like to add another 2 to 4 inch layer of HR , not sure if the layer should go on the bottom or top?

Firmness and softness are very subjective and depends on each person’s body type, sleeping positions, and individual perceptions so your own reference points from your actual testing would be the most accurate way to know what you consider to be firm or soft.

As far as adding foam layers either on top of a mattress or underneath it that would depend on the design goals of the mattress and on your experience on just the 6" layer by itself and the reasons you are considering adding a foam layer to the latex. Post #2 here includes some links to some of the pages on the site that have more information about the theory behind layering and mattress design but this type of information is only generic and designed to help understand the concepts involved and not specific to any particular person.

I tried the 6 inch talalay only in the show room that I am going to buy and it is was good but the thicker mattress with the added HR foam felt better, I was told the HR foam was on the bottom but I don’t know what type it was. I was also told depending on what firmness of HR you have on the bottom determines the feeling of more softness or hardness of the 6 inch Talalay 36ild.

All the layers of a mattress and their firmness, thickness, and position affect all the other layers to different degrees. Without knowing all the specifics of every layer and components of a mattress (including the cover) then it would not be possible to duplicate it except through personal side by side testing or with trial and error.

Not only will the firmness of the HR polyfoam affect the feel of the latex … the thickness of the layers will have an effect as well.

There is more about duplicating or approximating another mattress in post #9 here and the posts it links to and more about designing and building your own mattress layer by layer vs an actual finished or component mattress purchase in post #15 here.

I think I will add a 3 inch layer of 28 idl Talalay latex and be done other it.

That would be a good “average” choice and if you have tested this combination then it would be better yet. If this works out for you then all you would need to do is decide on the cover that would best “finish” your design.

Phoenix